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Chapter 7
Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
12/12/2011

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Welfare Economics
Definition
the study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being.
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Willingness to Pay
Definition
The maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a good.
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Consumer Surplus
Definition
the amount a buyer is willing to pay for a good minus the amount the buyer actually pays.
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Area of consumer surplus on a graph is..
Definition
the area below the demand curve and above the price .
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Consumer surplus measures...
Definition
benefit that buyers receive from a good as the buyers perceive it.
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Cost
Definition
the value of everything a seller must give up to produce a good.
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Producer Surplus
Definition
the amount a seller is paid for a good minus the seller's cost of providing it
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Producer surplus on a graph is..
Definition
the area above supply curve and below the price.
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